Combined foundation-plate and templet



P. MUELLER AND A. C. SCHUERMANN.

COMBINED FOUNDATION PLATE AND TEMPLET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.-27, I919.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

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P. MUELLER AND A. C. SCHUERMANN. COMBINED FOUNDATION PLATE AND TEMPLET. APPLICATION man Aue.2I. 1919.

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PHILIP MUELLER AND ANTON c. SCHUERMANN, on DECATUR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS To ADOLZPH MUELLER, TRUSTEE, on DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED FOUNDATION-PLATE AND TEMPLET. i

Application filed August 27, 1919.

To all whom it may c0ncern Be it known that we, PHILIP MUELLER and ANTON G. SOI-IUERMANN, citizens of the United States, and residing at Decatur, in the county of Macon and 'State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Combined Foundation-Plate and Templet, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to templets and foundation plates for drinking fountains and the like, and its urpose is to provide means whereby the roughing-in of the supply and waste connections and the positioning of the pedestal can be accurately and quickly done. A further object of the invention is to provide means for preventing accidental tilting, turning or accidental displacing of the pedestal, so that the roughing-in and positioning having been accomplished the installation of the fountain and its couplingmp can be very quickly and properly made.

In devices of this character, the supply and waste connections ordinarily enter the pedestal through openings in the floor and are coupled to the supply pipe and the waste pipe within the pedestal, these pipes having a fixed position relative thereto. It is essential, therefore, that in installing these fountains the location of the suppl and waste pipes which pass through the cor be accurately determined to the end that a coupling of the parts may be quickly and readily made, and therefore, so far as we are aware, it has been necessary to determine the loca tion of the openings in the floor for such pipes by measurement, which has been a somewhat difficult matter, and at times in the hands of unskilled workmen has resulted in unsatisfactory installation.v By the use of the devices we have invented, and which will be hereinafter fully described, the matter of locating such connections is one which may be very quickly and accurately performed, and when located by the use of the present devices the coupling of the parts is always accurate and satisfactory.

Furthermore,-fountains of this character 7 usually embody a pedestal which rests upon the floor and supports the basin and nozzle, which pedestal, it is obvious, could not be tilted, turned or moved because of the danger of straining the floor couplings interi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

Serial No. 320,187.

orly thereof and causing leaks. By the use of the devlce which we herein disclose the pedestal 1s firmly held against movement, belng locked against tilting, turning or lifting, although the fastening means which we utilize is such that for purposes of repair or replacement the fountain may be taken from 1ts seat by a skilled workman.

In order that the invention may be clear to those. skilled in the art, we have submitted herewith drawings illustrating one embodnnent of our invention, but this disclosure 1s merely illustrative and not restrictive of the physical embodiment of the invention whlch, It is obvious, may be varied within the range of mechanical skill without departing from the principle thereof.

In the drawings,-

Figure l is a perspective view of the comblned foundation plate and templet of this 1nvent1on.

Fig. is a vertical section taken through a drinking fountain disclosing the foundat1on plate applied thereto.

F 1g. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the lower end of the pedestal of the drlnklng fountain, showing in top plan the foundation plate.

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view of the lower end of the pedestal showing the combined foundation plate and tepnplet in position and gripping the pedes a Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view similar to Fig. 8 showing in top plan a modified form of foundation plate and templet.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of one side erlilegrged of the modified form of foundation p a e.

Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates the foundation plate and templet made in accordance with our invention, said plate be ng preferably of resilient metal of suffi clent gage to give it a certain amount of rlgldlty. The said plate 10 has formed therein openings 11 and 12, one of which (opening 11 in the present instance) is designed to receive the waste pipe of the fountain, while the other opening (opening 12 1n the present instance) receives the supply pipe for the fountain.

The said openings 11 and 12 are accurately located in the plate 10 so as to aline with the fixed waste pipe 13 and the fixed supply plpe 14 in the pedestal fountain taln.

The said plate is provided also with the holes designed to receive fastening devices 16 by means of which the plate 10 may be fixedly secured to the floor or a suitable base, and, furthermore, the plate 10 has a segmentcut out of one edge of it to form an opening 17 to aline with the pedal aperture 18 in the pedestal of the fountain.

With the plate 10 as thus constructed, it will be obvious that the location of the fountain having been determined, the plate 10 may be laid upon the fioor or fountain base, and by means of the pedal opening 17 the most convenient position or angle for the projecting pedal 19 of the fountain may be determined, and this having been positioned the location of the openings 11 and 12 may be indicated on the floor, after which the plate may be removed from the floor or baseboard to admit the boring therein of the openings for the waste and supply pipes 20 and 21. WVhen this is done, the plate 10 may be fastened to the floor by suitable fastening means 16 with the assurance that when the pedestal is set over the foundation plate there will be accurate registry of the waste and supply pipes 20 and 21 with the complementary waste and supply pipes 13 and 14 carried by the pedestal, and the coupling of the devices together may be readily and properly made.

The plate 10 is provided with a series of upstanding webs or lugs 22, these being shown in the present instance as integral with the plate 10, although, obviously, they might be separately formed and suitably secured thereto. These lugs are of resilient material of sufficient gage, however, to give them a good frictional or spring grip, and their upper ends are bent or sprung outwardly beyond the margin of the plate 10 so as to give a gripping lip 23.

It will be observed that the plate 10' with the upstanding gripping lugs 22 is of a size to enter the foot or base of the pedestal 24 of the fountain, and when the pedestal is dropped down over the lugs 22 they will spring inwardly under its weight so as to permlt it to take a firm seat on the floor or base and will then engage its inner wall and grip it tightly by means of the lips 23, so that accidental tilting or lifting of the same is prevented and danger of straining the pipes eliminated, although, obviously, a skilled workman by uncoupling the pipe connections can remove the pedestal, if necessary.

While the lugs 22 having an extended grip on the inner wall of the pedestal would, no doubt, be sufficient to prevent turning of the same, the pedestal and base is preferably polygonal in shape, so that there is'a secure lock against any rotation of the pedestal and consequent disturbance, of the pipe connections.

In Figs. 5 and 6 we have shown a grip ping lug of slightly different form in that a plurality of spring fingers are formed, one of which 22 is preferably given greater re siliency than the others by being cut from the metal of the base, as shown, and, additionally, it. is projected slightly beyond its adjacent fellows in order that it may engage with a greater frictional grip the wall of the pedestal.

In practising the invention, the construc tion which we have utilized to illustrate the same may, of course, be varied, and we do not confine ourselves therefore to the exact details herein disclosed.

WVhat we claim is,

1. A combined foundation plate and templet comprising a body portion having the required gage opening therein and supporting lugs rising from said plate.

2. A combined foundation plate and templet comprising a flat sheet of metal having a gage opening therein and other openings for the reception of fastening means, and yielding lugs upstanding from the sides of the plate.

3. A combined foundation plate and templet comprising a fiat body portion'having a gage opening therein adapted to indicate the relative positioning of the emplet upon a support, fastening means engaging the plate to hold the same in position when adjusted, and lugs rising from the plate for engagement with'an object to be supported.

4. A combined foundation plate and templet comprising a sheet of metal having upturned lugs at its edges and having a gage opening therein for determining the position of the plate upon a support, said plate'also having openings for the reception of fats tenin means therethrough.

5. 3 combined foundation plate and templet comprising a flat plate having a gage opening therein adapted to indicate a predetermined position of the plate, and upstandinglugs carried by the plate for engagement with an object to be supported.

6. In combination with a drinking fountain pedestal having spaced-apart pipes therein, a flat plate having gage openings corresponding in location to the relative positions to the pipes in the pedestal, means for securing said plate to the floor in position to register said gage openings with the pipes, and lugs upstanding from the plate adapted to engage said pedestal and hold the same from turning and from displacement.

7. In combination with a drinking fountain pedestal, spaced apart pipes in the pedestal, and a fluid control pedal projecting laterally from one of the pipes through the pedestal, a flat plate having gage openings therein located relatively to the positions of said pipes in the pedestal and having a pedal receiving opening at one side to determine the position of the pedal, means for securing the plate to a support, and pedestal engaging means on the plate adapted to hold the pedestal in position over the plate.

8. In combination with a drinking fountain pedestal, and pipes in the pedestal, a foundation plate adapted for securement to the pedestal support and having gage openings therein corresponding to the positions of said pipes in the pedestal, ground pipes adapted for fitting through said gage openings for registration with said pipes in the pedestal and means on said foundation plate engaging the pedestal to hold the same in fixed position relative to said pipes.

9. In combination with a drinking fountain pedestal, pipes in the pedestal, and a laterally projecting pedal from one of said pipes, a foundation plate having gage openings located in the plate relatively to the positions of said pipes in the pedestal, ground pipes projecting through said gage openings to register with the pipes in the pedestal, said plate also having a recess in one side corresponding to the position of said pedal, means for securing said foundation plate to the pedestal support, and engaging means on said plate for engagement with said pedestal to hold the same in fixed position with respect to the foundation plate.

10. A combined foundation plate and templet comprising'a flat plate having a gage opening therein and other openings for the reception of fastening devices, said plate also having a recess at one side for determining the position of the plate and having lugs upturned from the sides of the plate, said lugs being sprung outwardly near their upper ends to provide yielding lips for engagement with an object to be supported.

11. In combination with a drinking fountain having a pedestal and a pipe in the pedestal, a foudation plate for positioning upon the ground having a gage opening therein to determine the position of ground pipe rising through the plate, means for fastening the plate on the ground, and securing means on the plate engaging the pedestal to hold the same in position to register the pipe in the pedestal with the ground pipes.

12. A device of the character described.

comprising a plate adapted for positioning upon the ground and having gage openings therein for determining the positions of pipes rising from the ground, means for fastening the plate to the ground and lugs rising over the plate for engagement with the pedestal mounted over the plate to hold the pedestal from displacement, the gage openings being located in the plate in registration with the pipes carried in the pedestal.

13. A combined foundation plate and templet, comprising a flat plate of the shape of the fixture to be installed and having a plurality of gage openings therein for determining definitely the positions and relation of pipes passing through the floor, and means for fastening the plate to the floor.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

PHILIP MUELLER. ANTON C. SGI-IUERMANN. 

